Japanese reference
ドキドキする
どきどきする
to have one's heart race; feel excited or nervous
Irregular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | どきどきする (dokidokisuru)feel excited |
| Polite, masu | どきどきします (dokidokishimasu)feel excited |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | どきどきしない (dokidokishinai)do not feel excited |
| Polite negative | どきどきしません (dokidokishimasen)do not feel excited |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | どきどきした (dokidokishita)felt excited |
| Polite past | どきどきしました (dokidokishimashita)felt excited |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | どきどきしなかった (dokidokishinakatta)did not feel excited |
| Polite past negative | どきどきしませんでした (dokidokishimasendeshita)did not feel excited |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | どきどきして (dokidokishite)feeling excited (and then) |
| Polite te-form | どきどきしまして (dokidokishimashite)feeling excited (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | どきどきしている (dokidokishiteiru)be feeling excited |
| Polite te-iru | どきどきしています (dokidokishiteimasu)be feeling excited |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | どきどきすれば (dokidokisureba)if you feel excited |
| Rare literary polite conditional | どきどきしますれば (dokidokishimasureba)if you feel excited (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | どきどきしたら (dokidokishitara)if you feel excited |
| Polite conditional, tara | どきどきしましたら (dokidokishimashitara)if you feel excited |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | どきどきできる (dokidokidekiru)can feel excited |
| Polite potential | どきどきできます (dokidokidekimasu)can feel excited |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | どきどきしよう (dokidokishiyou)let's feel excited! |
| Polite volitional | どきどきしましょう (dokidokishimashou)let's feel excited! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | どきどきしたい (dokidokishitai)want to feel excited |
| Polite desire, tai | どきどきしたいです (dokidokishitaidesu)want to feel excited |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | どきどきされる (dokidokisareru)be affected when someone feels excited |
| Polite passive | どきどきされます (dokidokisaremasu)be affected when someone feels excited |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | どきどきさせる (dokidokisaseru)make or let someone feel excited |
| Polite causative | どきどきさせます (dokidokisasemasu)make or let someone feel excited |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | どきどきさせられる (dokidokisaserareru)be made to feel excited |
| Polite causative-passive | どきどきさせられます (dokidokisaseraremasu)be made to feel excited |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | どきどきするな (dokidokisuruna)do not feel excited! |
| Polite negative request | どきどきしないでください (dokidokishinaidekudasai)please do not feel excited |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | どきどきします (dokidokishimasu)feel excited |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | どきどきしません (dokidokishimasen)do not feel excited |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | どきどきしました (dokidokishimashita)felt excited |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | どきどきしませんでした (dokidokishimasendeshita)did not feel excited |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | どきどきしてください (dokidokishitekudasai)please feel excited |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | どきどきしないでください (dokidokishinaidekudasai)please do not feel excited |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | どきどきしましょう (dokidokishimashou)let's feel excited! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | どきどきしてもいい (dokidokishitemoii)may feel excited |
| Polite permission | どきどきしてもいいです (dokidokishitemoiidesu)may feel excited |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | どきどきしてはいけない (dokidokishitehaikenai)must not feel excited |
| Polite prohibition | どきどきしてはいけません (dokidokishitehaikemasen)must not feel excited |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | どきどきしなさい (dokidokishinasai)feel excited (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | どきどきしてみる (dokidokishitemiru)try to feel excited |
| Polite try doing | どきどきしてみます (dokidokishitemimasu)try to feel excited |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | どきどきしてしまう (dokidokishiteshimau)feel excited completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | どきどきしてしまいます (dokidokishiteshimaimasu)feel excited completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | どきどきしておく (dokidokishiteoku)feel excited in advance |
| Polite preparation | どきどきしておきます (dokidokishiteokimasu)feel excited in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | どきどきしたことがある (dokidokishitakotogaaru)have the experience of: felt excited |
| Polite past experience | どきどきしたことがあります (dokidokishitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: felt excited |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | どきどきすると (dokidokisuruto)whenever you feel excited |
| Polite automatic result | どきどきしますと (dokidokishimasuto)whenever you feel excited |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | どきどきするなら (dokidokisurunara)if you mean to feel excited |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | どきどきするだろう (dokidokisurudarou)probably feel excited |
| Polite probability | どきどきするでしょう (dokidokisurudeshou)probably feel excited |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | どきどきしろ (dokidokishiro)feel excited! |
| Polite request | どきどきしてください (dokidokishitekudasai)please feel excited |
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